<VV> <WW> steam brakes

[AKG]

The catch is that once you release the pedal the steam will expand due to
the reduced pressure forcing brake fluid into the master cylinder.  Next
time you hit the brakes you'll have next to nothing...

The Artful Dodger

> From: Padgett <pp2 at 6007.us>
> Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 20:52:41 -0400
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> <WW> steam brakes
> 
> 
>> it would expand
>> forcefully and lock up the brake system (INCREASING rather than DECREASING
>> the volume occupied by fluids in the close brake system).
> 
> Two things to keep in mind:
> 1) the pressure when you apply the brakes easily exceeds 1,000 psi
> 2) while  steam will try to expand when water boils, that is in constant
> pressure. While water and brake fluid are both incompressible (why juice
> brakes work), steam is a compressible gas like air.
> 
> It might be forceful but is probably not forceful enough.
> 
> Now that is purely a swag, anyone know ?
> 
> Padgett
> 
> 
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